For many families, choosing a real Christmas tree marks the official start of the holiday season. The scent, the visit to the local farm, watching dad wrestle a half-rusted saw through the branches ...

Curtis VanderSchaaf is an assistant professor of forestry at Mississippi State University. Every year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and 50 million Christmas trees, and many more pull an ...

Purchasing a real Christmas tree supports American farmers and their local economies. Buying a real tree can help support communities, such as those in North Carolina recovering from natural disasters ...

OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO TREES. JAKE, GOOD MORNING, MATT AND CAITLIN. WELL, THAT’S THE BIG QUESTION, RIGHT? THIS REAL TREE BEHIND ME OR AN ARTIFICIAL TREE? WELL, THE ANSWER IS IT REALLY ALL DEPENDS ...

Peter Maxwell is your community reporter for Warren, Center Line, Fraser, Roseville, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores, and the Grosse Pointes. Connect with him at Peter ...

Every year, families across the country make plans for the upcoming holidays. Whose house are you going to? Are you serving a Christmas ham or prime rib? (In this economy, ham it is.) And the biggest ...

PEOPLE spoke with an expert about everything you need to know about buying a real Christmas tree this holiday season Getty If you're hoping to get into the Christmas spirit early, read on. When it ...

Although consumers are paring back their spending this holiday season, many won't give up the luxury of having a real Christmas tree. According to a recent survey by Trees.com, over half of Americans ...

Every December, as twinkling lights go up and the scent of pine (real or artificial) fills our living rooms, one question returns: which Christmas tree is better for the planet, a real or an ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: Editorial Page editor Megan Schrader takes a side in the “real vs. fake” Christmas tree debate. Look for the counterpoint by Features ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi’s debate on whether to decorate a real Christmas tree or a fake Christmas tree has raged on for years. For many, the obvious answer is “of course a real tree.” But there’s a ...